The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-01

this. Have recollection of see
ng him open the door, draw his pistol and
ret out Col. Hamilton fred just as he was
getting out Witness faced the east as he |
Jumped out 1t looked as if Col. Hamilton |
got out about the centre of the bridge.
Just as he got out, or was getting out, the |
second shot was fired. Could not say |
he (Hamilton) had the stick in his |
hand OF not 1t seemed that he drew the |
pistol from his side; could not say from
what side. Did not know the exact posi-
ton he was in when he got out. Has
faint recollection of seeing somebody about
Farish's stables, or about there. Ran right
up the street when going for the carriage
crossed over to Mrs. Ambrosia's. The car
rage was about turning in front of the
postofhce ran right across the street ana
got in. Thinks there was some one at Mrs
Cabinisss; think they said something 10
me; ran right in and got into the carriage
and drove after Mrs. Hamilton; told her
there had been shooting there; that
Col. Hamilton was shot Judging from
the sound could not exactly locate the
party who fired first; it sounded as If 1t
came from the north. Get out of the CARR
age as soon as possible remembers having
seen Col. Hamilton shoot thinks he would
have seen the man had he been on the
bridge Had he thought he might have
remained in the carriage; Hamilton jumped
out and he jumped out without thinking
Witness was looking about southeast
when the first shot was fired Don Know
exactly which way he was looking. Ii Col.
Hamilton had fired the first shot witness
would have known it. Was some
distance further away when the shot was
fired.
NEVER HAS FOUND OUT
what Col. Hamilton waited with him that
day. The Colonel inst asked him to come ;
he said that he wanted him to come. Has
been in the habit of coming down every
evening. Col. Hamilton never pointed
Gambrell out TO him in the street car. Got
| as far as the tree when Col Hamilton called
him. Did not hear any beating. Did not
| cry murder = heard the cry. Went back
| 10 the bridge and was so frightened that he
ran by Col. Hamilton, and he had to call
me second time.
The driver was in the carriage when wit
ness got back. Did not see Mr.. Langley
| that night saw Col. Bankston at Hamii-
toms socn after the shooting. Never heard
| Col Hamilton say how many times he had
| fired. Did not see anybody run OH the
| bridge. Did not see anybody about Hea-
| phys store. When the people asked him
| at Cabanisss gate what was The matter,
said there was some shooting down on the
bridge did not ask Col. Hamilton who
shot him asked how many times he had
| been shot. Did not have any conversation
| with Bill while he was driving home
Did not ask Hamilton who shot him. Did
| not think he was leaving him at the mercy
of some one who might shoot him again
| Rode back because there was no shooting
and then because Col. Hamilton called K
him. Did not hear any more Gh0otlnp tha
night. Bill the driver, and witness did
not discuss the matter going home immedl
| a ely after the shooting.
The defense had no questions and Eu
banks stood aside.
| OLIVER CLIFTON,
put on by the defense
After the shooting | went to the room
where Col Hamilton was lying; he asked
where Gen. Adams was and | said, Il sup
pose he is at home. He said he would like
TO see him. got into the little red wager
1 and drove after Gen Adams and brought hin
I back. About 2 p. IN. that day heard some
thing about DIR. Crafts going away. | me
Col. Hamilton that day while talking DR.
Craft came along he said he was goins
away at night. Col. Hamilton said 4, O.
we, will go and see you eft; and something
was said abont brass band bein!
on had to receive him when he cam,
back.
About that time Col Hamilton said to int
in a deprecatory tone of voice There il
John Martin, aud believe he has turne,
back because he saw me- | drove very
rapidly after Adams ;the curtains were up
could see everybody on the street; caution
ed the driver not to drive so fast.
BY the State-We were in front of Ed
/ Virden's store when Mr.. Martin came up
Col. Hamilton said in deprecator
tone " There is John Martin now
, | believe he turned back because he say
me"
Am editor of the Clarion. Had discusses
the Gambrell article with Col. Hamilton
had advised Col. Hamilton not to notice il
he said that he did not intend to | was in
, dignant at the article myself. l went t
see Mr.. Gambrell about the article wen
to see him the day the Clarion was pub
lished. | did not have any conversation
! before Mr.. j. b. Gambrell. Went to tn
Sword and Shield office Mr.. Dabney Pa
ish was there. l told Mr.. Gambrell l want
ed to see him privately we talked abou
twenty or thirty minutes; as | went out
, saw Mr.. Gambrell father at the door h
. shook hands with me.
Roderick Gambrell and had full an
frank conversation. | told him | objecte
to the article. He asked me to point OF
the Objectionable features. | pointed on
the head line Zones s. Hamilton and Or
: gan" He said that had placed differen
construction on it that he meant that tn
|. Clarion was the paper through which Co
: Hamilton always addressed the people. III
! said that the Clarion stood in the way 0
reform. | said that everything the Clario
ever said he was at perfect liberty to ca
attention to. He said that it was not wha
) the Clarion said but what the Clarion di
not say. He said that the Clarion was
, paper of influence that the Clario
should have opposed the penitentiar
! lease.
{ l said that l thought the Clarion had don
: right, and that under the circumstance
! the penitentiary lease was about the bes
thing that could be done for the State q
that time
In concluding, he said that he had moth
ing personal against Col. Power or myself
but that he proposed to try and hamper tn
! influence of the Clarion, which stood in tn
way of what he and his friends considere,
to be needed reform. He said that he woul
. go on as he had begun, and would trea
the Clarion like log he met in the wood
. he would just cut it in two, and then pas
on. | remarked that
WHEN THE CUTTING BEGAN
: | would be there. This closed the CONVEX
! sation
To Mr.. Allen-Col Hamilton was mucl
: annoyed by the conversation of irresponsi
l BILE people, who would talk TO him about tn
publication. | am his personal friend, a
intimate as | am with anybody else. He
about the best friend | ever had. | do no
know that he was very intimate with AL
/, brecht and Figures. Col Hamilton ha
been a supporter of the McGill administra
ton. He is a man of influence, but not a
+, much as people think his influence
much overrated. We differed on certai
questions and fought each other very sharp
ly.
l don't remember his language, but
know that Col. Hamilton thought that
was an outrageous article. | never heart
him make threat about it. | think h
I would have told me had he intended t
: chastise any one. Col. Hamilton is a maj
! of considerable gentlemanly pride. He ha
not generally shown disposition to resen
the criticisms of newspapers F.; he resentet
articles by Hull and Fairman Gambrel
said that the Clarion was an obstacle in th
break down its influence. He said tina
t but for the Clarion they could have electe,
McGilPs opponent for mayor. When
called on him he put a leading question t
me by way of opening the conversation
, something on this style; "You don't pro
pose to discuss the Hamilton matter2'
) replied that that was not the object of m
visit.
My inference from his conversation wa
that he proposed to pitch into him (Hamil
toni on general principles that was tn
impression left on my mind. | told hin
that Col. Hamilton did not intend to run
for the Senate. He did not give any reason
for wanting to break down Hamilton's in
fuence. He may have made specification
why the Clarion was Hamilton's organ. a,
he termed it. He based the use of his heat
line to his editorial on the ground that i
was Hamilton's habit to answer to publ
cations through the Clarion that he pub
lished articles in defense Of the ad mi nj tra